公开(公告)号：US20230371770A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18248333

申请日：2021-10-06

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jungwan RYU ,  Daeho CHANG ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/08

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L7/0061 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/088 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/17 ,  A61L2209/12 ,  A61L2209/14

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station that sucks dust stored in a cleaner into the inside thereof and a method for controlling the cleaner station. The cleaner station according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a housing which is coupled to a cleaner; a dust collection motor which is received within the housing and generates a suction force to suck dust within a dust bin of the cleaner; a dust collector which is received within the housing, is disposed above the dust collection motor, and collects the dust sucked from the inside of the dust bin by the dust collection motor; and a collector external sterilization unit which is received within the housing and is provided to cause a sterilization reaction on foreign substances present outside the dust collector.

公开(公告)号：US20230263348A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18012704

申请日：2021-07-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunwoo PARK ,  Daeho CHANG ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station including: a housing; a dust collecting motor configured to generate a suction force for sucking dust in a dust bin of a cleaner; a dust collecting part disposed at an upper side in a gravitational direction of the dust collecting motor; a coupling part including a coupling surface to which the cleaner is coupled; and a fixing unit configured to fix the cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the coupling part, thereby allowing a user to seal the cleaner without applying a separate force.

公开(公告)号：US20210186294A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US16944375

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Moohyun KO ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner may have a body, a mop, and a tank to supply water to the mop. The tank may be magnetically coupled to the body via at least one magnet and be physically coupled to the body via a groove and a protrusion The protrusion may be a bent rib extending from the tank to couple to a groove in the body, or the protrusion may be a stopper attached to a spring attached to the body and coupling with a groove in the tank. The at least one magnet may be provided at a first side with respect to a left-right center, and the protrusion and groove may be provided at a second side opposite the first side. To remove the tank from the body, the tank may be pulled near the magnet to detach the tank at the magnet, and the tank may be rotated at a point on the second side.

公开(公告)号：US20240315509A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18573889

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Donggeun LEE ,  Yeonghan JEONG ,  Jeongsoon HONG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L7/0061 ,  A47L7/0095 ,  A47L9/0063

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station including an accessory storage part capable of hygienically storing an accessory of a cleaner or an accessory of the cleaner station, and a cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a station housing configured to be coupled to the cleaner, a dust collecting motor accommodated in the station housing and configured to generate a suction force for sucking the dust in a dust bin of a cleaner, and an accessory storage part coupled to a lower end of the station housing and having a storage space for storing an accessory of the cleaner or an accessory of the cleaner station, in which the accessory storage part accommodates at least a part of the cleaner in a state in which the cleaner is coupled to the station housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240260803A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18639538

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Daeho CHANG ,  Ingyu YANG ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/2873

Abstract: A cleaner system includes a cleaner and a cleaner station that performs a method for removing residual dust. The cleaner station is configured to suction dust stored in the cleaner. Residual dust in the cleaner station after suctioning dust in a dust bin of the cleaner is suctioned through a bypass hole that penetrates an outside and an inside of a suction tube.

公开(公告)号：US20230148812A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17919431

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ingyu YANG ,  Jungwan RYU ,  Jinhyouk SHIN ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  B65F1/06 ,  B65F1/10

CPC classification number: A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/108 ,  B65F1/06 ,  B65F1/105 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  B65F2210/168 ,  B65F2210/1795

Abstract: A station and a dust removal system including the same are provided. The station according to one aspect of the present specification is a station to which a cleaner including a dust bin and a body cover selectively opening and closing a lower part of the dust bin is coupled, including a coupling body to which the dust bin is coupled and forms a predetermined angle with a ground; a separating unit which separates the body cover from the dust bin; and a dust storage unit which is disposed under the coupling body, the predetermined angle being between 20 degrees and 30 degrees, and the dust bin being slid by gravity and coupled to the coupling body.

公开(公告)号：US20210006192A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16919660

申请日：2020-07-02

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Seongju KIM ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: H02P27/12 ,  H02P21/13 ,  H02P21/18 ,  H02P21/22 ,  H03H1/02 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus for a home appliance includes: a power supply part configured to supply DC power, a DC-Link capacitor connected to the power supply part, an inverter connected to the DC-Link capacitor and comprising a plurality of switching elements, the inverter being configured to convert, by operating the plurality of switching elements, the DC power into AC power and output the converted AC power to a motor, a DC-Link resistor element disposed between the DC-Link capacitor and the inverter, a signal generator connected to the DC-Link resistor element and configured to generate and output a plurality of signals based on an output current flowing through the DC-Link resistor element, and a controller configured to control the inverter based on the plurality of signals received from the signal generator.

公开(公告)号：US20180202440A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15849853

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donggeun LEE

IPC: F04C18/02 ,  F04C29/12 ,  F04C23/00

CPC classification number: F04C18/0215 ,  F04C18/0261 ,  F04C18/0269 ,  F04C23/008 ,  F04C29/06 ,  F04C29/12 ,  F04C29/128

Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing, a drive motor, a rotational shaft, a frame provided at a lower side of the drive motor, a first scroll provided at a lower side of the frame, a second scroll provided between the frame and the first scroll and including a compression chamber provided between the first scroll and the second scroll, and a first check valve provided at an exit end of the discharge port to prevent refrigerant discharged to the inner space of the casing from flowing back to the compression chamber. A communication path may be provided at the exit end of the discharge port to communicate the inner space of the casing with the compression chamber when the first check valve is closed to cause refrigerant to flow back to the compression chamber, enabling a quick flat pressure state to be made.

公开(公告)号：US20250082159A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18828434

申请日：2024-09-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Ingyu YANG ,  Daeho CHANG ,  Yeonghan JEONG ,  Donggeun LEE ,  Chunghoon CHOI

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/38

Abstract: A robot cleaner station may include a housing, a washing board located on the housing and configured to accommodate at least a portion of a duster of a robot cleaner, and a duster dryer configured to dry the duster. Further, the duster dryer may include a heat supply configured to discharge heat to the washing board, and a heat discharge port through which air heated by the heat from the heat supply is discharged, the heat discharge port configured to be connected to plumbing of a cabinet.

公开(公告)号：US20240277198A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18682839

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yeonghan JEONG ,  Jinhyouk SHIN ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16

CPC classification number: A47L9/248 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/244

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station and a cleaner system including the same. The cleaner system includes a surrounding cleaning device which is disposed in the passage, is driven by the suction force of the dust collection motor, and cleans a surrounding area of the housing. Since the surrounding cleaning device can clean the surrounding area of the housing, the cleaner station is able to conveniently clean dust accumulating around the cleaner station even without separately operating the cleaner coupled to the cleaner station, and the cleaner system includes the cleaner station.